Channel Islands vs Ireland: Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population)
Channel Islands
52.6%
in 2025
Ireland
52.2%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
131st
Ireland rank
134th
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) (World Population) over time
- Channel Islands
- Ireland
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 52.6% against 52.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 73.0% | 19.8% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 53.5% | 72.0% | 18.5% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 67.1% | 20.8% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 56.2% | 10.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 46.8% | 0.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 51.6% | 3.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 52.8% | 1.1% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Channel Islands or Ireland?
- Channel Islands, at 52.6% against 52.2% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Channel Islands and Ireland?
- 0.4%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Ireland rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Channel Islands ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 134th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.